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I've got my tickets for the games this weekend in DC. There is no "All you can eat" section or Dodger Dogs, but there are Ben's Chili Bowl Half Smokes (it's a really big chili dog) that I highly recommend.

No, dammit, since I had to go through County bureaucracy to get the ticket, and they got a rock bottom price, it was locked in and I would have to be a couple hun out of pocket to change it. My bad for not checking the sched more closely before making the reservation. Mrs. Dusty was even taunting me over my stupidity.

I can't believe you guys are going nuts over Five Guys, when all of my California buddies who've moved out to D.C. (myself included) talk about how much they miss In-N-Out and claim that it's vastly superior.

I am in the same boat, RE Five Guys. It's just a hamburger. I've never understood the insanity over them, or why they are spreading like swine flu over the east coast (are they the next Krispy Kreme, doomed to over-expansion failure?)

For those who have been to both, how does stadium Bens compare to real Bens?

I'd say that stadium Ben's and real Ben's are identical in terms of food, but real Ben's is more about the history. I love the snarky signs they have on pieces of printer paper, like the one that says you only eat free if you're Bill Cosby or Obama.

The Phils, Orioles and Nats have only one weekend homestand in common, June 4-6, vs the Padres, Red Sox and Reds respectively. I am seriously thinking about going for the triple crown (of seeing teams I don't really like in stadiums I do like)

All the East Coasters who haven't experienced In N Out are all knee-trembling over 5G. While it's decent, it just doesn't compare to INO. And LL nailed it - 5G overcooks their meat. To me, it's far more hype than it is the perfect burger.

I've been to Ben's Chili Bowl several times. Love this history, but in all honesty I think it, too, doesn't live up to the hype. My old boss lives on the other side of the block from Ben's so we go on a somewhat regular basis. I remember going back in the day when that area of town was not a place to be, and now it's far on its way to being perfectly gentrified.

I have to say, (more than five) guys, I am laughing that I took a screenshot of a robust guy at a Nationals ticket booth, and we've bounced all over the place into 30+ comments detailing puns, chili, hamburgers, and baseball roadtrips.

Sometimes when I go to these nouveau restaurants they have fancy sliders as appetizers, complete with some sort of froo-froo rosemary chipotle mayonnaise. I usually order them, to be sure, but in my mind I'm picturing them as Mini Sirloin Burgers obtained at the drive-through.